Aston Villa vs Chelsea pre-match thread

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

this could easily be a massacre if Villa start well. Watching MOTD last night Chelsea players seemed to have a FA cup hangover and look like they've stopped fighting for their manager. Mid table with nothing to play for and possible divisions in the camp if their embarrassing penalty arguments are anything to go by.
Apart from Palmer wheres the danger? Manuake had a good game at Villa Park last time Sterlings on his way down

[Forge10]

Historically not a great team for us to play at home, only two wins in the last 10 years the rest were defeats. Whether that counts for much I don’t know?

Edit: Obviously we weren’t in the Prem for a spell so 6 defeats and 2 wins.

[pauliewalnuts]

Enzo Fernandes is out for the rest of the season, apparently, which is good news.

[Brend'Watkins]

Enzo Fernandes is out for the rest of the season, apparently, which is good news.

I struggle to see the hype around this player. He’s decent on occasions but more often than not you forget he’s even playing.

[Somniloquism]

Enzo Fernandes is out for the rest of the season, apparently, which is good news.

I struggle to see the hype around this player. He’s decent on occasions but more often than not you forget he’s even playing.

Isn't that 90% of the Chelsea team?

[Martyn Smith]

Remember we did lose a cup replay that we had been expecting to win, at home to them. Yeah it's one we need to very much not take for granted. If we don't go in assuming we'll win then I think we will win

[PaulWinch again]

Weirdly nervous about this one. It's the exact type of game that the villa of old would balls up and gift a struggling team a win. Here's hoping my built-in pessimism gets roundly mocked on saturday night.

Feel exactly the same. Chelsea are a weirdly chaotic side, they generally err towards being hopeless but they are capable of strong displays.

[PaulWinch again]

Palmer is obviously a big threat. But specifically for us Madueke is a threat - when we struggle it’s often failing to stop crosses coming in and he’s tricky to deal with. We just need to be right at it.

[Dr Butler]

Please just win Villa....my sister's family will be unbearable if that lot beat us...

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[London Villan]

Weirdly nervous about this one. It's the exact type of game that the villa of old would balls up and gift a struggling team a win. Here's hoping my built-in pessimism gets roundly mocked on saturday night.

Feel exactly the same. Chelsea are a weirdly chaotic side, they generally err towards being hopeless but they are capable of strong displays.

Very similar to man u.

[simon ward 50]

Presume it is on TV, hence the ridiculous KO time?

[eamonn]

I'll be at my brother's stag. He's a Chelsea fan. I'm the best man. I'm a Vill-an!

Hopefully the rest of the party will have enough of the day's "activities" bollocks and we can all sit down in a pub and laugh at how bad Chelsea are.

[VillaTim]

A win means Newton Heath can't catch up despite as much help as they like from VAR / Penandez / Rat Boy / Meals on Wheels .

[PaulWinch again]

A win means Newton Heath can't catch up despite as much help as they like from VAR / Penandez / Rat Boy / Meals on Wheels .

They’re not catching us regardless of what happens on Saturday. We need to win to pile the pressure on Spurs.

[VillaTim]

The game must have sold out if they are letting ST holders list their seats.

Yeah just checked and our seats have sold already .